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Christmas (Kimberley Locke album)

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Christmas
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2007
Recorded2005–07
GenreChristmas music
Length34:36
LabelCurb
ProducerMike Curb, Michael Lloyd, Mark Feist, Damon Sharpe
Kimberley Locke chronology
Based on a True Story
(2007)
Christmas
(2007)
Four for the Floor
(2011)
Singles from Christmas
  1. "Up on the House Top"
    Released: November, 2005
  2. "Jingle Bells"
    Released: November, 2006
  3. "Frosty the Snowman"
    Released: November, 2007
  4. "We Need a Little Christmas"
    Released: November 2008

Christmas, a 2007 collection of Christmas songs, is the third studio album by American recording artist Kimberley Locke. The album was only released digitally.

Background

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After Locke saw her first holiday single, "Up On the House Top", sit at the top of Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart for 4 weeks in 2005, a full holiday album was planned for release during the 2006 holiday season. With the delay of her second studio album Based on a True Story, the label decided to delay plans on the holiday album as well until the 2007 season. Instead, only "Jingle Bells" was released as a single, which again brought Locke's name to the top of the Billboard AC chart.

Along with the release of the album, a third holiday single, "Frosty the Snowman", was sent to radio, and once again brought Locke's name to the top of the AC chart. The album's final single, "We Need a Little Christmas", failed to make the impression the other single had, peaking at number 19.

The album sold 3,000 copies as of December 31, 2008.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Need a Little Christmas"Jerry Herman2:31
2."Frosty the Snowman"Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson2:21
3."Merry Christmas Darling"Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter3:09
4."I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"Irving Berlin3:00
5."Up On the Housetop"Benjamin Hanby2:19
6."Away in a Manger"James R. Murray2:49
7."Last Christmas"George Michael3:42
8."Jingle Bells"James Lord Pierpont2:53
9."A Holly Jolly Christmas"Johnny Marks2:25
10."Mary, Did You Know?"Mark Lowry, Buddy Greene4:15
11."Ave Maria"Traditional3:55

Charts

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Singles

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Charting
Year
Single Chart Peak
Position
2005 "Up On the House Top" U.S. Adult Contemporary 1
U.S. Adult Contemporary Recurrents 15
Top AC Singles of 2006 36
2006 "Jingle Bells" U.S. Adult Contemporary 1
2007 "Frosty the Snowman" U.S. Adult Contemporary 1
Canadian Adult Contemporary 40
Top AC Singles of 2008 46
2008 "We Need a Little Christmas" U.S. Adult Contemporary 19

References

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